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💊 Not deadly ⏳ Not final 🔤 Grammar symbol
nonterminal

nonterminal

7.0
Not final and not at the end of a process
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈtɜːrmɪnəl/
translation icon : no terminal
  • The project is still in a nonterminal phase, so changes can be made.

Examples

  • A nonterminal node in the diagram indicates further actions are required.

  • Researchers focused on the nonterminal steps to improve the process.

  • A nonterminal state is essential in this process.

  • The function has a nonterminal output.

  • The project is still in a nonterminal phase, so changes can be made.

  • Researchers focused on the nonterminal steps to improve the process.

  • A nonterminal node in the diagram indicates further actions are required.

Antonyms

final
∞ 1.0

Last and cannot be changed or reversed

How Final

ultimate
650 4.6
final
∞ 1.0
nonterminal
7.0
intermediate
51 3.6
initial
599 3.4

Surface Forms

nonterminal positive

Morphology

nonterminal = terminal (transparent) = non + terminal

Clear negation of the adjective 'terminal' meaning 'final' or 'at the end', using the productive prefix 'non-'.

Etymology

Nonterminal comes from the parts non- 'not' and terminal 'end'. So a nonterminal phase or step is 'not the end' of a process, a time when things can still change.